Re: pg_connect: Call to undefined function pg_connect()

Check the php.ini and see that it has the extension set/uncommented
(php_pgsql.dll). If that doesn't solve it try installing the php8.0-pgsql
package.

On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 4:08 PM John <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have moved a number of php scripts from PHP 7.2.9 to PHP 8.0.27 and I am
> encountering the
> following error:
> [05-Dec-2023 15:34:41 America/Toronto] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error:
> Call to undefined function
> pg_connect() in /usr/httpd/xxx0002.php:211
>
> line 211, which worked as expected up until now is:
>   $db_handle = pg_connect('dbname=xxxx user=xxxx password=xxxx');
> and the online docs show this as still acceptable but deprecated.  I
> noticed that the result will be
> a "PgSql\Connection" object.
>
> Two questions:
> 1. since the syntax is still valid why am I getting an undefined function
> error?
>
> 2. since the result is different, am I going to encounter a lot of other
> problems in this conversion
> and where can I find a full list of these changes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
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